WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Moser · December 29, 2009, 07:14:43 PM

Carthage led the entire way and pounded Oglethorpe in their own gym today, 88-66. Diana Jacklin had 23 points and 11 boards, Dani Ripkey had 15 points, and Rosie Dorn had 11.

Carthage closes the non-conference season at 10-1. It will be interesting to see how far they shoot up in the next Top 25 poll. They have a tough start to CCIW play with Wheaton at home next Tuesday, a trip to Illinois Wesleyan a week from Saturday, and then Elmhurst at home the following Tuesday. They get three of the projected top four teams (they are the other) right out of the gate.

Moser · December 29, 2009, 08:47:46 PM

Halftime in California:

Ill. Wesleyan 30
La Verne 22

Moser · December 29, 2009, 09:58:31 PM

Final:

Ill. Wesleyan 54
La Verne 40

No stats yet. The Titans (9-0) play Redlands (7-2) tomorrow night.

iwu70 · December 31, 2009, 01:08:06 AM

IWU over Redlands, 79-71, with Christina Solari going for 27, including 17-19 from the FT line. Titans 2-0 on west coast jaunt. Titans at 10-0 in pre-conference run with just UW Whitewater to go before the conference season opens. Still poor three-point shooting and a ton of turnovers and fouls. If the Titans put it all together, I hate to think of the scores coming against the weaker CCIW teams. Carthage - IWU game on January 9th should be a real good one. Almost no one playing more than 20 minutes on average, so depth is a big advantage the Titans have again this year.

Mr. Ypsi · December 31, 2009, 01:09:35 AM

No comments on the latest poll, as Carthage jumps from 24th to 15th?!

Hope's 6 first place votes went 4 to Amherst, only 2 to IWU. Still, with 18 first-place votes we're creeping up on unanimous. Warning to team: look what it got us last season!

I'm sure you'll all be at the Final Four this season - just make sure it's because you're still playing!

RogK · December 31, 2009, 11:13:28 AM

Quite a difference in those two IWU games : a total of 55 fouls and 74 FT attempts for IWU and Redlands, but just 26 fouls and 22 FT attempts in the La Verne game. May have been due to variations in aggressiveness and/or officiating. The Titans prevailed in each case. Congratulations to them and to Carthage for the recent victories.
Good luck to our other conference teams as they resume play today and upcoming days.

mactitan · December 31, 2009, 02:24:08 PM

It looks like Mia Smith has taken some scheduling advice from Denny Bridges. Does anyone have as tough of a non-con schedule as the Titans? They have already played No. 4 Wash U (former No. 1), at No. 22 Chicago, No. 30 UW-Stevens Point, and are getting ready to play at No. 14 UW-Whitewater. Plus they went to California and beat two teams that are 6-3 and 7-3, and three NAIA teams (I think they all offer scholarships). Plus, they made a nice trip up to Chicago to try their hand at DePaul in an exhibition.

They should be prepared for the CCIW schedule.

Some NCAA expert can answer this question for me, Is it possible for them to play every game in the NCAA tournament at home this year?

Mr. Ypsi · December 31, 2009, 02:47:06 PM

As far as I know there is no rule that says they can't, but the NCAA doesn't seem to set it up that way. Hope had to travel the last two years and just missed their own FF party, losing in the Elite Eight both years.

It sure would be nice to really host the FF - after all, the host oughta be present at her own party!

RogK · January 01, 2010, 03:34:58 PM

Kamauria Acree poured in 27 pts (11/17, 5/6) and grabbed 15 rebs, but North Park fell to Emmanuel 80-67.
Wheaton was edged 75-69 at Grand View U. The Thunder was led by 18 pts from Lindsey Brenneman.

RogK · January 02, 2010, 04:05:10 PM

A nice win for Elmhurst this afternoon, 69-67 over Loras.
The Jays were up 38-20 at the half, but Loras sprinted out of the gate to start the 2nd half, outscoring EC 38-20 over 13:40 to even it at 58.
Elmhurst played smartly down the stretch, with key contributions from everyone.
Megan Ney had two big steals and a huge block in the last two minutes and made FTs. Kelsey Monroe put a lid on Loras's sharp-shooting Lindsay Bava, had 6 assists and scored an important three pt play late in the game.
Meghan Merklein had another well-rounded performance with 16 pts and 9 rebs.
Lyndsie Long fired in 29 points to top all, making 12/19 FGs and a free throw.

iwu70 · January 02, 2010, 11:59:49 PM

Titans drub #14 UW Whitewater, 87-58, to go 11-0, making a further statement on being #1 in the country. Nikki Preston with 25 and Christina Solari with a double-double, points and rebounds. Better shooting of the 3 ball, hence the big score differential. Yes, a tough pre-conference schedule, perhaps the toughest in the country, yet still 11-0. Impressive.

Any word on the SIU transfer player getting some time, factoring into the rotation at some point? Or, does Mia just want to keep it going as is?

Moser · January 03, 2010, 12:10:36 AM

Other results from today:

Wheaton 82, Luther 67: http://sports.luther.edu/stats/women/basketball/2009-10/lut-whe.htm

North Central 76, Aurora 71: http://northcentralcardinals.com/custompages/WBK/WBK0910/wbk11.htm

Buena Vista 77, Augustana 58: http://www2.bvu.edu/athletics/stats/wbasketball/2009-10/wbk12.htm

Cal Lutheran 60, North Park 49: http://www.clusports.com/stats/womens_basketball/2009_2010/npu-clu.htm

RogK · January 03, 2010, 02:11:20 PM

Thanks for the links to the box scores, Moser.
Some individual highlights :
Christine Karl had a fine game for NC in their win : 24 pts, 7 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals.
In the Wheaton win, Lindsey Brenneman had 23 pts, 5 assists and 6 rebs.
I corrected the spelling of Lyndsie Long's first name in my previous post.

badgerwarhawk · January 03, 2010, 02:17:26 PM

Quote from: iwu70 on January 02, 2010, 11:59:49 PM
Titans drub #14 UW Whitewater, 87-58, to go 11-0, making a further statement on being #1 in the country. Nikki Preston with 25 and Christina Solari with a double-double, points and rebounds. Better shooting of the 3 ball, hence the big score differential. Yes, a tough pre-conference schedule, perhaps the toughest in the country, yet still 11-0. Impressive.

Any word on the SIU transfer player getting some time, factoring into the rotation at some point? Or, does Mia just want to keep it going as is?

The 32 to 12 differential from the free throw line didn't hurt either.

"Drub" is a polite way to put it. Thank you. No one left Williams Center confused about who was the best team. Good luck the rest of the season. That's a really good team you've got.

Moser · January 03, 2010, 02:54:31 PM

Now that the non-conference schedule is almost over (Blackburn @ Millikin tomorrow), any predictions for the CCIW season. Carthage has put together a very impressive start, including handing MIAA powers Hope and Calvin their only losses. But are the Lady Reds ready to challenge IWU? Will anyone beat the Titans? After Carthage and IWU, no one really stands out at this point, who will emerge from the pack?